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06-23-09, 05:46 PM
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Weps
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Ship Torpedoed, sunk 34 days later
USS O'Brien
Sinking While escorting a convoy of transports en route to Guadalcanal, joint TFs 17 and 18 were attacked by I-15 and Japanese submarine I-19 (2) on 15 September 1942. Wasp was sunk, and North Carolina and O’Brien were damaged by torpedo attacks.  Torpedo hit on O’Brien At 1452 that afternoon O’Brien sighted smoke coming from Wasp. As a member of Hornet's ASW screen, she made an emergency turn to the right. At about 1454, while accelerating and swinging right, her lookouts spotted a torpedo two points forward of the port beam 1,000 yards (915 m) away. This torpedo missed close astern, but while attention was concentrated on it another "fish" hit the port bow. The explosion did little local damage, but set up severe structural stresses through the ship. Able to proceed under her own power, the destroyer on 16 September reached Espiritu Santo, where Curtiss made temporary repairs. O’Brien sailed on 21 September for Noumea, New Caledonia for further repairs by Argonne, before proceeding on 10 October to San Francisco. She made Suva on 13 October and sailed once more on 16 October. The rate of leaking continued to increase, and on 18 October it was necessary for O’Brien to proceed to the nearest anchorage. Topside weight was jettisoned and preparations were made for abandoning ship, but it was still thought that the ship could be brought intact to Pago Pago. However, at 0600 on 19 October, the bottom suddenly opened up considerably and the forward and after portions of the hull began to work independently. At 0630 all hands except a salvage crew went over the side, and half an hour later the ship was abandoned entirely. Just before 0800 she went under, after steaming almost 3,000 miles (5,500 km) since torpedoed. All the crew were saved. |
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06-23-09, 06:30 PM
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Ace of the Deep
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I wonder if the subs got their renown for the sinking.
 Interesting find! 
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06-23-09, 06:42 PM
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Planesman
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I've had some ships go down reluctantly but that takes the mick!
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06-23-09, 09:50 PM
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Grey Wolf
 
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Please dont give team GWX any ideas for realistic ship sinking times....
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06-23-09, 10:09 PM
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 Wahahaha man that was good.
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06-24-09, 03:23 AM
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06-24-09, 04:25 AM
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Torpedoman
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holey smoke batman,that's a tough ship.....GWX doesn't need to be that chronic.....
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06-24-09, 04:43 AM
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06-24-09, 10:00 AM
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06-24-09, 10:57 AM
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06-24-09, 11:55 AM
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On the other hand USS Whale chased and torpedoed a ship repeatedly. It took eight torpedoes (I think - I'm not in a position to look right now) and the better part of a day before finally going down.
Then there was the merchant who sank after one hit from a dud torpedo...
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06-24-09, 12:01 PM
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It seems the torp wasnt so dud after all
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06-24-09, 12:18 PM
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06-24-09, 12:55 PM
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Eternal Patrol
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:rotfl:
As the statisticians say, "Once is not a trend."
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06-25-09, 12:26 AM
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Weps
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An 80-year-old goes to see his doctor and brag, "Ha! My 20-year-old wife is pregnant, and you say I can't do it!" "Really?" The doctor reply, "Last weekend, a friend of mine took a walk in the forest and come face to face with a large beaver. Being a hunter, he instinctively raised his cane and say 'Bang!'. And what do you know? The beaver dropped dead from a bullet wound!" "That can't be," The old man is incredulous, "Someone else must have pump a few rounds into that beaver." "That's what I would say!" the doctor concurs. |
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